White Elephant
Original title: Elefante blanco
“I dream of dying for them, help me to live for them.”
2012 · 1 h 45 min
Directed by 
Pablo Trapero
Pablo TraperoCast
Ricardo Darín 
Jérémie Renier 
Martina Gusmán
Credits
Written by: 
Alejandro Fadel
Plot
Two priests work in a Buenos Aires slum.
Sinekatalog’s take
Pablo Trapero's drama follows two priests ministering in a Buenos Aires slum with drug gangs and bureaucracy. Gritty and earnest, with Ricardo Darín and Jérémie Renier, it is a tough, compassionate look at faith in action.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 6.5 / 10 (5,858 votes)
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